“Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearances”

“Association with human beings lures one into self-observation”

“A great man is one that can develop convictions in solitude and carry them out in a crowd.”

“I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things”

“It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.”

“This is something that I cannot get over, that a whole line could be written by half a man, that a work could be built on the quicksand of a character”